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. 2018 Jun 13:361:k2392.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.k2392.

History of modern nutrition science-implications for current research, dietary guidelines, and food policy

Dariush Mozaffarian  1 , Irwin Rosenberg  1 , Ricardo Uauy  2   3
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History of modern nutrition science-implications for current research, dietary guidelines, and food policy

Dariush Mozaffarian et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Dariush Mozaffarian and colleagues describe how the history of modern nutrition science has shaped current thinking

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: We have read and understood BMJ policy on declaration of interests and declare the following interests: DM reports personal fees from Acasti Pharma, GOED, DSM, Nutrition Impact, Pollock Communications, Bunge, Indigo Agriculture, and Amarin; scientific advisory board, Omada Health, Elysium Health, and DayTwo; and chapter royalties from UpToDate; all outside the submitted work. This research was partly supported by the NIH, NHLBI (R01 HL130735). The funders had no role in the design or conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, or interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; or decision to submit the manuscript for publication.

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Key historical events in modern nutrition science, with implications for current science and policy
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